Higher Education, Training and Innovation Minister, Itah Kandjii-Murangi has urged Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states that have not yet signed the Charter on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISETO) to do so. The charter aims to enhance full participation of women in SADC’s social-economic development of their respective countries through the application of scientific knowledge and technological innovation. Speaking during the SADC Ministerial Policy roundtable dialogue with senior officials responsible for education here on Wednesday, Kandjii-Murangi expressed that little progress has been made on the agenda of the women in science, engineering and technology. Only Angola, eSwatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania have signed the SADC Charter on WISETO. She also noted that progress had been made towards the Protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation and has been ratified by two-thirds of all member states. Kandjii-Murangi further emphasised that entrepreneurship, education and training towards the fourth industrial revolution in Africa are critical for the advancement of the SADC Agenda. “It is important that we share and interrogate better and effective methods of positioning our tertiary education institutions to lay a good foundation for the fourth industrial revolution’s requisite knowledge, skills and competencies,” she said. She added that supporting broad sectors of education, training and entrepreneurship education at ministerial level could only be more convenient for the youth when they purposely develop good policies and legislation in their sub-regions. The roundtable dialogue was for member states to share views and interventions, and make recommendations on the fourth industrial revolution and its impact on higher education, entrepreneurship as well as technical and vocational education and training.